Master Plan Steering Committee

Meeting date: 
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Town of Princeton, Mass.

Master Plan Steering Committee Minutes Aug. 30, 2023 1:00 PM

Present: Karen Rossow

Claire Golding

Ann Neuburg

Peter Giumette, Advisory Committee

Call to Order: 1:00

Administrative: Claire: motion to accept minutes of 5/12/2023

Karen: second. Vote: unanimous “aye”.

Chapter review Preparing the draft chapters for general review by town boards. Discussion: questions for Town Administrator regarding the funding cycle.

TO DO: Ann meet with Sherry and distribute answers.

Discussion: how to capture as much input as possible without creating an impossible mess for the editor (comments contained in dozens of files).

TO DO: Karen will meet with Alissa to send out an invitation to review.

Discussion: creating “clean” copies of the commented Word files before submitting to boards for review. TO DO: Claire will create clean copies, leaving visible only unresolved issues.

Discussion: if all boards are to be invited to review, how to manage the logistics. TO DO: Karen work with TC Alissa to invite all boards to review. TO DO: Ann will draft a “reviewer’s guide”/rules of engagement:

- the project to write a new master plan

- the chapters (3 totaling ~ 150 pages)

- how to use the tools to review the chapters

- file naming conventions when files are returned to the Committee. Draft guide is due to Committee by 9/11.

Next Steps: Create clean copies

Create review guide

Distribute to respondents from invitation to review

Expected review cycle is 60 days.

Next meeting: TBD

Adjourn: Karen: Motion to adjourn.

Claire: second. Vote unanimous “aye”

Adjourned at 2:17

 

Respectfully Submitted Ann Neuburg